A scientist finds a new life form and determines that it performs photosynthesis. Which of the 6 kingdoms could it belong to?
Select the list that contains all the possible kingdoms.
A.
Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, Protista, and Plantae
B.
Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, and Fungi
C.
Protista and Plantae
D.
Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, Fungi, and Plantae
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Answer:
I am not an Expert, but from my calculation its (D)
Answer:
This slug steals the chloroplasts from algae and can perform its own photosynthesis with them. Despite that, it’s still Animalia. From this we can presume the pattern that any creature performing photosynthesis will still be in the kingdom dictated by its genetic lineage. A photosynthesizing slug is still a slug.
If it actually incorporated the genetics to produce chloroplasts into its germ line, we’d still probably call it animalia. But suppose we give it few million years, and it branches into a variety of creatures who can photosynthesize directly. Perhaps then they would get a new kingdom, branching off from animals.
This assumes your photosynthesizing creature has a genetic heritage to inform its placement in a kingdom. Mad scientists inventing species out of whole cloth would not apply.